Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-08
CLIFFORD AND GROVER.
Dakota's Delegate Combs
Down the Small Bore
Executive.
Straight United States Talk ReIa-
tive to his Outside Appointments.

Washington special to the Omaha Bee,
sth: Delegate Clifford has been read-
lug the riot act to President Cleveland.
he went to the white house to urge the
name of q Dakota man for a judicial
Office IN that territory and the president
displayed some impatience at Gltford's
opportunities, at which the latter said {:
You must remember, Mr.. President,
tnat we have good men. men pure in
morals and highly qualified as to legal
ability. to fill these offices and ali offices
In this territory and majority of our
people want them in these Offices"
"But cannot appoint your citizens
to these positions said the president,
because every man in your territory
who amounts to anything is arrayed on
one side or the other of your territorial
tight or is in some corrupt transaction.
They are mixed up in your quarrels and
they are unfit to hold office. 1t
seems that it takes but a few months
for the people going into Dakota to get
into the meshes of your ringsters and to
be placed beyond the pale OF unbiased
citizens"
This fired mp Clifford and he replied:
"Well you propose to disregard the
VOICE OF the people then in choosing
their officers, do you? Now, there was
Day, who wanted to be governor. Day
was endorsed not only by his party ut
| the polls in his candidacy against me,
but by the people. They said they
wanted him in the office. and yet you
did not listen to them. If we had state.
hood we would select by popular ballot
men for offices whom you will not con-
slider now and you, even you, must
acknowledge that for the purpose we
have statehood now all we lack is the
form OF admission"
Ex-Representative Barney Cauifeld,
OF Deadwood, now here, is disappointed
and disgusted at the appointment made
OF successor to Justice Church
lie thinks it is an insult to the
Intelligence and integrity of the terri
tory and says the presidents objec-
tion to appointing Dakotaians to this
position will not stand, that the very
men the president Is taking from New
York to ill the offices, according to his
own statement. will become entapgled
| IN Questions before the penpie of Rakottt
within few months after they enter the
territory, and that therefore there can be
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where for men to fill the offices, If only
to get those who are outside of seitatine
the questions before the people. Caul-
field thinks the truth is that the presl-
dent goes to New York for appolnteel
because he wants to reward personal
friendsand despairs of securing any
thing in the office line for legitimate
residents of the territory.
Mnoh faatlnr, n aa daan ornunad hv th q
democrats Of the District OF, Columbis
against the policy OF President Uleve-
land in importing men from New York
and other states to fill office here and il
the territories in direct reputation o.
the platform OF the party upon which hi
was elected. This outbufst of indigna-
tion arose from the appointment OF j
q. Matthews, the colored man from AL
bany, N. X, to succeed Fred Douglas q,
recorder OF deeds, and eliminated last
night in the adoption Of series of re-
j solutions by the Columbia democratic
club, an organization composed OF tht
wealthiest and most influential resident
democrats OF Washington, men who
have for many years raised large sums o
money to conduct presidential cam
paigns for their party, and who poured
out eheir means unstlntingly in supper
OF Cleveland. The resolutions denonnc
the presIdent's appointments here ant
in the territories, and they have beef
engroseed and q copy forwarded {,
him. The wrath of the millionaire de
mocrats here has been uncorked, and il
being poured upon Cleveland's heat
tonight in drenohing quantities, anG
he will feel It's effect in way which wi
put the second term bee to sleep.